Fence tool



April 10, 1928.

1,665,760 K. J. VAUGHT FENCE TOOL Filed March W. 1927 Patented Apr. 10, 1928.

KEITH J. VAUGHT, OF SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA.

FENCE TOOL.

Application filed March 30, 1927.

This invention has reference to a tool especially designed for use in constructing and re )airin wire fences or the like the )riniary object of the invention being to pro- I vide a tool so constructed that a staple may be removed and held thereby, to the end that the staple will not be lost or distorted while being removed.

Another object of the invention is to pro- 10 ride a tool of this character which may be used as'a hammer or wire splicer, thereby providing a combination tool possessing unlimited utility.

\Vith the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed, may be made within the scope of what is claimed, without departing from the spirit of the inven tion.

Referring to the drawing:

Figure 1 is a side elevational view of a tool constructed in accordance with the invention.

Figure 2 Figure 3 the tool.

Figure 4 is a view illustrating the tool as used for removing a staple.

Figure 5 illustrates the use of the tool as a wire splicer.

Referring to the drawing in detail. the device includes a handle 5 and an integral head 6.

The head 6 includes a finger 7 which is curved slightly rearwardly and tapered to a fine point 8 so that the device may be driven into a staple to remove the same, without danger of distorting the staple.

As shown, the tool is provided with a recess 9 adjacent to the handle 5, the recess defining an enlargement 10 on the inner surface of the finger 7, to the end that when the finger 7 is driven into a staple in the act of removing the staple, the curved surface of the enlargement will act to remove the staple.

Secured to the handle at a point adjais a plan view thereof.

is an end elevational View of may be struck in such a Serial No. 179,606.

cent to the recess 9, is a spring finger 11, the free end thereof being bent upwardly as at 12 so that a staple may be guided into the recess. This linger acts as a retainer for holding the staple to the head of the tool after the staple has been removed b the tool, thereby eliminating any possibility of the staple being lost while repairing a fence.

The head is also provided with a circular enlargement 13 which may be struck by a hammer or similar tool in driving the finger in position behind a staple to remove the staple. It will also be seen that the enlargement- 13 may be used as a hammer, should it be desired to position staples with the tool.

The opposite end of the tool is flattened and bifurcated providing a slot 1& to receive wires to be spliced in a manner as shown by Figure 5, with the result that as the tool is rotated around the wires, the wires will be twisted together in the formation of the splice.

From the foregoing it will be seen that due to this construction I have provided a tool which'may be conveniently carried and one which will be capable of use as a staple puller, hammer or wire splicer.

It will further be seen that should the tool he used in pulling a staple which is tightly held within the post so that the removal of the staple by the usual prying action will be diflicult, the head of the tool way as to cause the curved surface or the enlargement to pass under the staple, forcing the staple from its position.

I claim:

1. A tool of the class a handle,

described including a head at one end of the handle, said head including a linger tapered to a line point, said head having a recess ad jacent to the handle to receive a staple, and means overlying the recess for holding a staple in the recess.

2. A tool of the class described including a handle, a head at one end of the handle, said head tapering to a line point and curved rearwardly, an enlargement formed on the inner surface of the head adjacent to the handle, said head having a recess formed adjacent to the handle to hold a staple therein, and means carried by the handle and disposed adjacent to the recess to hold a staple in the recess.

3. A tool of the class described including a handle, a head embodying a finger tapering to a fine point, said head having a recess fOllDGtl adjacent to the handle, said recess adapted to accommodate a staple, and

a spring finger on the handle and overlying 10 the recess to grip a staple in the recess to prevent the staple from passing from the recess.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing aslny own I have hereto affixed iny signature. V

KEITH J. ViiUGI-IT. 

